Below are some random race tables I came up with one night while rolling up some random NPCs. Combined with some random NPC trait tables, it’s possible to come up with some fun (if sometimes improbable, like the irritable, tongueless, ‘accompanied by four children’ dwarf executioner that came up) ideas for characters.

The tables assume that humans are by far the most common race – as is the case in the Pathfinder campaign setting, but you may want to adjust the numbers if using these for a different setting.

Common Races

d%

Race

1-45

Human

46-52

Elf

53-59

Dwarf

60-65

Halfling

66-72

Gnome

73-80

Half-elf

81-89

Half-orc

90-100

Other

Other Races

d%

Race

d%

Race

1-4

Aasimar

74-75

Merfolk

5-8

Catfolk

76-77

Nagaji

9-13

Dhampir

78-79

Samsaran

14-17

Drow

80-81

Strix

18-22

Fetchling

82-83

Suli

23-27

Goblin

84-85

Svirfneblin

28-31

Hobgoblin

86-87

Vanara

32-35

Ifrit

88

Vishkanya

36-39

Kobold

89

Wayang

40-43

Orc

90

Android

44-47

Oread

91

Ghoran

48-51

Ratfolk

92

Lashunta

52-55

Sylph

93

Monkey Goblin

56-59

Tengu

94

Gathlain

60-63

Tiefling

95

Kasatha

64-65

Changeling

96

Syrinx

66-67

Duergar

97

Trox

68-69

Gillmen

98

Wyrwood

70-71

Grippli

99

Wyvaran

72-73

Kitsune

100

GM’s choice

The lists above include all the player races from the Pathfinder Advanced Race Guide, plus those in the Inner Sea Bestiary and Bestiary 4.

About Me

My name is Abigail, and I'm a gamer, geek and LEGO fanatic. Here on the Triangular Room, I blog about the Pathfinder roleplaying game, board gaming, LEGO and The Sims. If one of these topics interests you, you've come to the right place!